The Russians are here, maybe

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Supposedly Russian tourists raised an uproar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia starting in Mar 1993 when they went about the city's Chinatown selling watches, binoculars, cameras, telescopes and other miscellaneous equipment left over from the Soviet military for as much hard Malaysian currency as they could get. The Russian Embassy insisted that the 'tourists' were mostly Uzbecks, not Russians. The emergence of this new black market angered Malaysia's government by costing it millions in lost revenue. The black market sale of Soviet military equipment may soon become an international problem.

Economic aspects, International aspects, Russians, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (City), Black market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Russians in foreign countries

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Brewed for too long: Malaysia's tea industry struggles to modernise

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Several factors are curbing the growth of Malaysia's tea industry. Fresh tea strains have been lacking since Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia prohibited the export of seedlings and clones in the early 1980s. Government emphasis on industry rather than agriculture, a shortage of workers and the use of slow and outmoded equipment have also hampered the cultivation of tea, which now annually amounts to five million kilograms, worth $23 million. Only 5% of Malaysian tea is exported. Some Malaysian growers are turning to other crops.

Tea industry, Malaysia

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